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After explaining to the board how the proposed brewery at 197-199 North St. will help Prison City meet the demand for its critically acclaimed beers, owners Dawn and Marc Schulz went over some specifics of the 20,000-square-foot facility. Its production space will allow the brewery to go from about 1,000 barrels a year to 2,000 in its first year, Marc Schulz said, and eventually 10,000.

The facility will also have a tasting room and restaurant that will initially be open Fridays through Sundays, Dawn Schulz said. Depending on demand, she added, it could expand to being open daily. There will also be lines for canning and bottling beers, and a space for aging them. Overall, the Schulzes said, the brewery will create 20 to 25 jobs, many of which will require manufacturing skills.

Outside the facility will be a parking lot with 73 spaces. A structure about 20 by 20 feet in size will also be built on the property's northwest corner, where the brewery's wastewater will be treated. The Schulzes said they are working with engineer Greg Palmer, who has also worked with Good Nature Farm Brewery in Hamilton and Empire Farm Brewery in Cazenovia, on their treatment system.

Some of the board's questions concerned traffic. Marc Schulz said the facility will have enough storage to require deliveries about once every two weeks, as well as a loading dock to expedite the process. Meanwhile, Dawn Schulz said there won't be any trucks picking up beer for distribution for at least two years, as Prison City plans to sell its beer at the facility and its State Street brewpub.聽

Rudy Zona, of RZ Engineering, who is working with Prison City on the facility, said the Department of Transportation has approved the site plan. The department is also willing to change the traffic light at the facility's entrance, at the intersection of North Street and Standart Avenue,聽to a four-way one, Zona added. The site plan presented to the board included only one entrance, which marked a change from a previous plan with two entrances. City Deputy Director of Planning & Development Stephen Selvek said one entrance is preferable to both the city and the department.

One person spoke during the meeting's public comment period, asking for more specifics on where along North Street the brewery would be located.

One email from a member of the public was read into the record by Selvek, suggesting Prison City relocate its facility to Fingerlakes Mall. The writer, Grace Netti, said the brewery would lead to drunk drivers on North Street. At the mall, she continued, people who drink would be able to shop for some time before getting into their cars.

There was also conversation about the facility's stormwater management plan. The board asked for more information on that, as well as exterior lighting.聽Selvek said that while the city's Design Review Committee is "generally satisfied" with the layout of the facility, Prison City's proposal will be tabled until the board's Feb. 6 meeting, pending that information.